How to Watch Out-of-Market NFL Games with a VPN

NFL Game Pass is no longer available as a separate service and is only available on DAZN outside of the United States.

However, we discovered you can still access multiple international DAZN regions using a VPN, even if your original DAZN account was initially registered in the US.

NFL Game Pass International allows you to stream every NFL game without cable, and on one single platform, for just $239.88 a year. This is a saving of roughly $1,000.00 compared to other NFL streaming options.

The method below is hands-down the best and most cost-effective to stream all NFL games online, compared to all other NFL streaming apps, such as Amazon Prime Video and NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV.

Once you’ve signed up to NFL Game Pass via DAZN, watching all out-of-market games is easy.

On most devices, simply launch the VPN software, connect to a Canada VPN server and open the DAZN website or app.

The steps to do this differ between platforms, though. Although it’s straightforward on mobile and desktop devices, VPN software can’t be installed on many digital media players, such as Chromecast.

Here’s a quick summary of the methods required to watch non-local NFL games on different devices:

Platform	Method	Set-up Difficulty
Desktop (Windows & Mac)	VPN App	Easy
Mobile (iOS & Android)	VPN App	Easy
Fire TV	VPN App	Easy
Smart TVs & Games Consoles	Smart DNS	Medium
Chromecast & Roku	Mobile Hotspot	Medium

We’ll show you exactly how to change your IP address and stream every NFL game in the sections below.

Desktop/Laptop (PC & Mac)

To watch every NFL game on your desktop or laptop computer, you simply have to connect to a VPN server outside of the US, and open the DAZN website.

Watch us using ExpressVPN to stream Sunday NFL games without NFL Sunday Ticket in the video below:

Mobile (Android & iOS)

Previously, to watch out-of-network games on your phone, you needed an Apple or Google account registered in a country where Game Pass International was available.

However, with Game Pass now integrated into DAZN, accessing it on mobile is much easier.

Thankfully, the DAZN app uses your IP address rather than your phone’s GPS to estimate your location. As a result, most VPN services work with this method.

Fire TV

Live streaming geo-restricted NFL games on Firestick is straightforward. You can download the DAZN app without having to create a new Amazon Appstore account from another country.

Smart TV & Game Consoles

Some devices, like PS5, aren’t compatible with VPN software. As a result, you’ll have to use a Smart DNS proxy to watch out-of-market NFL games on these devices.

Smart DNS routes a portion of your internet traffic through a proxy server in another country. This can be configured in your device’s settings, without the need for an app.

Chromecast & Roku

You can’t install VPN apps on Chromecast or Roku devices. You also can’t edit DNS settings, so they’re incompatible with Smart DNS services.

The easiest way to stream out-of-market NFL games on Chromecast or Roku is to set up a virtual router from your computer. If you don’t have one, you’ll have to set up a VPN router or watch NFL on a different device.

So far in this guide, we’ve focused on accessing DAZN Canada with a VPN. We’ve done this as our research found it’s by far the best way to watch out-of-market NFL games.

However, there are other ways to watch NFL games. You can quickly compare other NFL streaming sites in the table below:

Service	Legal Status	Game Coverage	NFL RedZone	Free Trial	Monthly Cost	Cable Required	VPN Required
NFL Game Pass on DAZN Canada	Legal	Every game	Yes	No	$19.99	No	Yes
NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube	Legal	All Sunday games	Yes	No	$40.75	No	No
NFL+	Legal	Local team’s games only	No	7 days	$9.99	No	No
OTT Media Services	Legal	Local and televised games	Yes	14 days	$80.00	No	No
Amazon Prime Video	Legal	Thursday night games	No	30 days	$14.99	No	No
OTT TV Antenna	Legal	Local team’s games only	No	N/A	Free	No	No
Free Safe NFL Streaming Sites	Legal	2 games a week	No	N/A	Free	No	Yes
Free Unsafe NFL Streaming Sites	Ilegal	Every game	Yes	N/A	Free	No	No

We detail the pros and cons of each way to stream NFL games in the sections below. We’ll also explain what games you can access using them, as well as how they compare to NFL Game Pass on DAZN Canada.

1. NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV

Pros compared to NFL Game Pass via DAZN Canada	Cons compared to NFL Game Pass via DAZN Canada
Doesn’t require a VPN subscription	$249.12 more expensive per year
	Minimum 1 year contract
	Lacks Thursday Night Football
	Doesn’t cover Monday Night Football

NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV is a good alternative to NFL Game Pass, but it’s not affordable for most people. Using it, you can watch out-of-market Sunday Night Football as well as NFL RedZone.

NFL Sunday Ticket is extremely expensive. For YouTube TV subscribers, Sunday Ticket can be added to your existing package for a slightly reduced fee of $389.00 annually. Otherwise, the stand-alone service is priced at $489.00 per year on YouTube. Despite showing far fewer games, Sunday Ticket is almost double the cost of Game Pass on DAZN.

Additionally, NFL Sunday Ticket is only available through an annual subscription. If you’re only interested in a few games over a brief period, you’ll have to commit to the full price regardless. By contrast, DAZN Canada offers a flexible monthly subscription, allowing for easy cancellation.

Given its price, we expected to see more impressive studio analysis of the games. Instead, Sunday Ticket simply re-airs the games from the free local CBS or FOX broadcast. These are the same streams that are available on DAZN Canada for a significantly lower price.

2. NFL+

Pros compared to NFL Game Pass via DAZN Canada	Cons compared to NFL Game Pass via DAZN Canada
Doesn’t require a VPN subscription	Mobile-only
	Doesn’t include out-of-market NFL games
	More expensive
	No access to NFL RedZone
	Only available in the US

NFL+ is a US-only streaming service by the NFL. Before the 2022/23 NFL season, NFL+ was called NFL Game Pass in the US.

However, NFL+ doesn’t come close to matching the features currently offered by Game Pass on DAZN. The main downside to NFL+ is that it doesn’t have live out-of-market games. You can only watch live local and primetime games as well as preseason games.

As well, there’s no way to watch NFL+ on your computer, laptop, or TV. Games are only available on your tablet or phone. Using it, you can watch full replays of every game after the telecast has finished.

In contrast, NFL Game Pass International on DAZN is cheaper, it provides access to far more games, and you can use it on your TV or computer.

3. Over-the-Top Media Services (YouTube TV, FuboTV, Sling TV, Hulu + Live TV)

Pros compared to NFL Game Pass via DAZN Canada	Cons compared to NFL Game Pass via DAZN Canada
Doesn’t require a VPN subscription	$70.00 more expensive per month
Longer free trial period	Doesn’t have Thursday or Sunday games
	NFL RedZone costs extra

Without the Sunday Ticket add-on, you cannot watch out-of-market games on over-the-top (OTT) media services, such as YouTube TV and Sling TV. These OTT services only allow you to access traditional cable channels.

We were only able to stream what’s typically offered in our local area plus nationally broadcast games. You won’t be able to access Thursday Night Football or any non-televised Sunday games.

To see highlights from live Sunday afternoon games, you have to pay extra to get NFL RedZone. However, this is a $10.00 add-on on top of an already expensive OTT subscription.

4. Amazon Prime Video

Pros compared to NFL Game Pass via DAZN Canada	Cons compared to NFL Game Pass via DAZN Canada
Doesn’t require a VPN subscription	257 fewer games
Longer free trial period	$12.00 more expensive per month
No additional cost for Prime subscribers	Doesn’t have NFL RedZone

Prime Video is a poor option for watching out-of-market NFL games. The streaming service only broadcasts Thursday Night Football, meaning you can only watch one game a week. It also doesn’t have any postseason games or the Super Bowl.

Prime Video shows just 15 regular season games per season. By comparison, all 272 games are available on DAZN Canada.

Although Prime Video is relatively expensive, we found that you can watch every Thursday Night Football game free on Twitch. The Amazon-owned live streaming service is simulcasting each game in English and Spanish. To stream, go to the Prime Video Twitch channel and click play. You won’t need to register for an account.

5. Over-the-Air Antenna

Pros compared to NFL Game Pass via DAZN Canada	Cons compared to NFL Game Pass via DAZN Canada
No stream delay	Limited to in-market NFL games
Completely free once antenna is purchased	Not compatible with mobile and computers
	Requires installation and configuration

Using an OTA antenna, you can receive broadcast signals from local TV stations, restricting your viewing to only those games available in your area. The number of games you can watch depends on your location and the size of your antenna.

To find which channels are available in your area and the type of antenna you’ll need, you can use sites like AntennaWeb. For more specific information, 506 Sports provides up-to-date information for the exact games that are in-market for you. You’ll need to pay around $50 for an antenna that offers decent coverage, which is significantly more affordable than DAZN Canada and other streaming options.

One of the benefits we appreciated with the OTA antenna was the real-time broadcast, allowing us to follow online analysis of the game without any spoilers. This was particularly noticeable when compared to DAZN, where we observed a lag of one to two minutes behind the live game.

However, the drawbacks of using an antenna outweigh its advantages. You won’t be able to access any out-of-market NFL games, NFL RedZone, and you’ll be confined to watching the game on your TV.

6. Free Safe Streaming Services

Pros compared to NFL Game Pass via DAZN Canada	Cons compared to NFL Game Pass via DAZN Canada
Completely free	Limited game coverage
No payment details required	Streams frequently interrupted by ads
	Lack of NFL RedZone

7Plus

7Plus is a legitimate Australian free-to-air broadcaster. It offers an easy-to-use platform for streaming NFL games with no payment details required at sign-up.

While streaming NFL games on 7Plus, we particularly appreciated the quality of the commentary. For most games, the service uses the US Fox commentary and video feed. This meant that analysis was provided by recognizable experts, like Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen.

However, the limited selection of games was a noticeable drawback. The streaming site only broadcasts two games each week, both on Sunday afternoon, restricting your choice significantly.

The number of ads we encountered also limited our enjoyment. The need to disable ad blockers and wait through commercial breaks was frustrating, particularly when compared to ad-free streaming options.

My5

My5, the streaming service provided by the UK’s Channel 5, is a completely legitimate and safe free option for streaming NFL games. However, it falls far short of premium alternatives.

Using it, you can access every Monday Night Football game for free without providing any payment details. Though it’s a benefit to not worry about subscription fees, My5’s NFL coverage is extremely limited in comparison to alternatives.

My5 only broadcasts 17 of the 272 regular-season NFL games, a considerable difference to platforms like DAZN Canada, which covers every game. Additionally, unlike DAZN, My5 does not offer NFL RedZone or any postseason games, including the Super Bowl.

Another aspect of My5 that we found annoying was its heavy use of ads. To access a game, we had to watch eight pre-roll ads, which was in addition to the standard commercial breaks included in the live broadcast.

7. Free Unsafe NFL Streaming Sites

Pros compared to NFL Game Pass via DAZN Canada	Cons compared to NFL Game Pass via DAZN Canada
Free	Illegal
	Some contain malware

When analyzing popular NFL stream sites, like Buffstreams and BossCast, we also found that all of them contained viruses, malware, and invasive tracking ads.

We ran multiple free NFL website URLs through Virus Total’s virus scanner. In every case, malicious files were detected.

Here’s a list of free NFL streaming websites you should avoid:

• 123 TV
• BossCast
• Buffstreams
• CricFreeTV
• DaddyLiveHD
• Live TV
• NFLBites
• NFLWebcast
• Stream2Watch
• StreamNFL

Read the sections below for an in-depth evaluation of two of the most popular free illegal NFL streaming sites.

DaddyLiveHD

DaddyLiveHD offers access to various live global sports channels, including those broadcasting NFL games. Despite its wide coverage, there are significant risks and limitations that mean you should avoid it under all circumstances.

Our research confirms that cybersecurity tools have flagged the website as malicious, meaning there’s a high risk of encountering harmful content such as trojans or viruses.

Our attempt to stream games led to an extremely poor experience. Clicking on what seemed like legitimate links redirected us to questionable websites with suspicious content, including adult advertisements and error messages instructing us to download software.

Once we managed to access a game stream, we were disappointed by the cluttered and confusing interface. The inability to expand the video stream to full screen and the constant presence of a distracting live chat feed made it difficult to focus on the game.

StreamNFL

StreamNFL is far easier to use and has a more attractive design compared to other free, unauthorized websites. You can quickly access the game you want by clicking the fixture from the home screen, instead of searching through various channels, as is the case with platforms like DaddyLiveHD.

Despite this, StreamNFL does not hold the rights to broadcast any NFL games, making it illegal to access.

A significant drawback of StreamNFL is that it embeds videos from external sources. This means that the streams could originate from potentially harmful websites. In our testing, we were often automatically redirected to other websites, some of which we later identified as hosting suspicious files.

Moreover, the reliability of StreamNFL is poor. We often encountered a ‘this video is not available at the moment’ error message. Even when streams were accessible, we experienced frequent buffering and pauses, despite having a fast internet connection.

While StreamNFL may offer a more user-friendly interface than other free sites, the legal and security risks combined with inconsistent streaming quality mean you should avoid it under all circumstances.

Both of the VPNs above worked with NFL Game Pass International on DAZN in multiple countries, including nearby locations like Canada. They also streamed NFL Game Pass in HD, and are either 100% free or have a 30-day refund period.

The Top VPNs for NFL Game Pass Compared

Use the table below to compare the best VPNs for streaming the NFL online side-by-side:

	ExpressVPN	Windscribe Free
Works with DAZN Canada	Yes	Yes
DAZN Libraries Unblocked	5	4
Monthly Data Cap	Unlimited	10GB
International Download Speed (Out of 100Mbps)	85Mbps	87Mbps
Smart DNS	Doesn’t work with DAZN	Additional subscription
Router App	Yes	No
Cheapest Price	$6.67	100% Free

1. ExpressVPN: Best VPN for Streaming the NFL

Pros	Cons
Reliably accesses DAZN Canada	Expensive
Fast download speeds	MediaStreamer doesn’t work with DAZN
Streaming-optimized servers in 106 countries
Fully-featured app for Fire TV Stick
30-day money-back guarantee
App for routers

ExpressVPN is the best VPN for streaming the NFL online. Using it, we could stream NFL games on every streaming service, including DAZN Canada, NFL+, and Prime Video.

The VPN service also comes with a Canada server for fast connections to NFL Game Pass International from the US. It’s more expensive than its competitors, but ExpressVPN is worth the extra cost.

Works With More NFL Streaming Sites Than Any VPN

We tested 65 free and premium VPNs with popular NFL streaming websites.

We found that ExpressVPN was the only VPN service to unblock all of them. It worked with every service we tested it with, including DAZN Canada, YouTube TV, and ProSieben. By comparison, top VPNs like IPVanish streamed four fewer services.

We’ve collected the full results of our NFL VPN research in the table below:

VPN Service	Amazon Prime Video	DAZN Canada	NFL+	OTT Media Services	ProSieben
CyberGhost	✓	✕	✓	✓	✓
ExpressVPN	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
IPVanish	✕	✕	✓	✕	✕
NordVPN	✓	✓	✕	✓	✓
PIA	✓	✕	✓	✓	✕
PrivateVPN	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Proton VPN Free	✕	✕	✕	✕	✕
Surfshark	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
TunnelBear Free	✕	✕	✕	✕	✕
Windscribe Free	✓	✓	✓	✓	✕

As you can see in the table above, only ExpressVPN worked with every NFL streaming site we tested. In addition, we experienced poor speeds from most other VPN services, as we’ll discuss in the next section.

Fastest Download Speeds for Streaming the NFL

To stream DAZN in HD (720p) at 30 frames per second (FPS), the streaming states that you need a download speed of at least 9Mbps.

Connecting to ExpressVPN servers from a test location in New York, we consistently recorded speeds well above the 9Mbps threshold. You can see our full results in the table below:

Server Location	Download Speed (Mbps)	Speed Loss (%)	Distance (miles)
Starting Speed (New York)	100Mbps	/	0 mi
Los Angeles	90Mbps	10%	2,500 mi
London	93Mbps	7%	3,500 mi
Frankfurt	87Mbps	13%	4,000 mi

Using ExpressVPN, you can get a US IP address from 11 states, so you’ll usually be able to connect to a fast nearby server. This also makes it a top VPN for NBA League Pass and to avoid MLB and other sports blackouts.

Unlike many 100% free options, ExpressVPN doesn’t come with any data cap, nor does it throttle connections. You can use it to stream as many NFL games as you want.

Superb Router App, but MediaStreamer Doesn’t Work With the NFL

Disappointingly, ExpressVPN’s Smart DNS feature doesn’t work with NFL streaming sites. In our tests, it failed to access NFL+ and DAZN Canada. It did stream games on Prime Video, but these are available everywhere on Twitch anyway.

However, ExpressVPN is the only NFL VPN that has an app for routers. With the other VPNs we tested, like NordVPN and PIA, you have to manually configure the VPN settings using confusing router firmware.

With ExpressVPN’s router software, you can easily spoof your location on devices that don’t support VPN apps, like Roku and Chromecast.

If you need help setting this up, you can contact ExpressVPN’s 24/7 customer support team. The VPN’s live chat agents are knowledgeable and quick to respond, so you can get help whenever you need it.

2. Windscribe Free: Best Free VPN for NFL Game Pass

Pros	Cons
Completely free with no payment details required	10GB data cap
Streams live NFL games on Canadian server	Smart DNS requires a paid subscription
Apps for Fire TV Stick and Android TV	Slow speeds compared to premium VPNs
Unlimited simultaneous connections	Poor customer support
Works with OTT media services & NFL+
Free servers in 11 countries

Windscribe is the best VPN for watching the NFL for free. Using its free subscription, you can take advantage of an NFL streaming site’s free trial and watch out-of-market NFL games without paying a cent.

That said, the VPN’s performance doesn’t come close to matching premium options, like ExpressVPN. It has slow download speeds and only allows you to use 10GB of data per month.

Windscribe Streams Live NFL Games for Free

Unlike every other top NFL VPN, Windscribe is 100% free and doesn’t require any payment details. You will need to sign up and provide an active email address to get more than 2GB of data, though.

To watch NFL games for free, we used a free Windscribe account and signed up for a Sling TV free trial. By doing this, we live-streamed out-of-market games for free for 30 days. We quickly used up our 10GB data allowance, though, but we got around this by taking advantage of Control D’s 30-day free trial.

Excellent Platform Support Using Control D

Windscribe is the only VPN service with a Smart DNS feature that works with the NFL. Named Control D, you can change your location on devices that don’t support VPN apps, including Smart TVs and game consoles.

The other Smart DNS features we tested, like ExpressVPN’s MediaStreamer and NordVPN’s Smart DNS, only allow you to redirect your traffic through a US DNS server — making them useless for bypassing NFL geo-blocks. With Control D, you can choose between 69 countries, including Canada.

The feature comes with a 30-day free trial and, unlike Windscribe Free, doesn’t impose a data cap. Using it, we could stream NFL Game Pass on DAZN Canada for free from anywhere.

Slow Speeds and Only 10GB of Monthly Data Allowance

Windscribe’s speeds are a lot slower than the top paid-for VPNs. Using Windscribe’s free Canada server, our NFL live streams took up to 20 seconds to load. With premium VPNs, like ExpressVPN, the videos loaded instantly without buffering.

The main drawback to using Windscribe Free is its 10GB monthly data cap. When using it to stream NFL games in HD, we used up our allowance after just four hours. This meant we weren’t able to watch more than two games in the month.

Proton VPN is the only safe free VPN with unlimited bandwidth, but it doesn’t work with any NFL streaming site. Windscribe worked every time in our tests.

Other Popular VPNs That We Considered

To find the best free and premium VPNs for streaming out-of-market NFL games, we tested 65 VPN services with NFL Game Pass. From these results, ExpressVPN and Windscribe are the only two that exceeded our testing criteria.

Here’s a list of other popular VPNs we evaluated and the reasons they didn’t make the cut:

VPN Service	Reason for Exclusion
CyberGhost	Doesn’t work with DAZN Canada No router app Smart DNS doesn’t work with NFL streaming sites
IPVanish	Doesn’t work with DAZN Canada, NFL+ or YouTube TV No router app No Smart DNS feature Slow international speeds Unintuitive app design
NordVPN	No router app Smart DNS doesn’t work with NFL streaming sites
Proton VPN Free	Doesn’t work with DAZN Canada, NFL+ Prime Video, or YouTube TV No browser extensions No nearby servers No router app No Smart DNS feature No live chat customer support
Private Internet Access (PIA)	Doesn’t work with DAZN Canada No router app Smart DNS doesn’t work with NFL streaming sites
Surfshark	Doesn’t work with DAZN Canada No router app No Smart DNS feature Slow international speeds

It sometimes happens that a VPN stops working with NFL Game Pass. We’ve listed below a few workarounds that have worked for us to fix a VPN not working and successfully bypass VPN or proxy error messages.

1. Make Sure You Don’t Have an IP Address from the US, UK, or Ireland

NFL Game Pass is not available on DAZN at all in the US. As well, two regular season games each Sunday in the UK and Ireland are blacked out due to regional broadcasting agreements.

If you have an IP address from any of these locations, you won’t be able to stream every out-of-market NFL game.

To fix this, simply connect to a server in another country. We recommend Canada, as it’s the closest location to the US.

2. Connect to a Different VPN Server

When your VPN stops working with DAZN, it typically means the service has detected and banned your VPN server’s IP address.

To fix this, simply connect to another server in the same country. This will give you a new IP address that possibly hasn’t been blocked yet by Game Pass. If this still doesn’t work, try connecting to a server in another country.

3. Clear Cache and Browser Cookies

DAZN remembers your location from previous visits. If you previously connected from an unsupported region, you might still be blocked even after connecting to a compatible VPN server.

To fix this, clear your browser’s cookies and cache files. This removes all the information that Game Pass has stored about your computer.

On Google Chrome, do this by clicking the three dots at the top right. Click More Tools > Clear browsing data > All time. Tick Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files. Click Clear data.

On mobile, clear cache by restarting your device.

4. Bypass ThreeDs2_Authentication_Exception Error Message

You will see this error message when attempting to pay for NFL Game Pass using a VPN service. As many people are connecting via the same IP address, it’s flagged as potentially suspicious.

To fix this, simply disconnect from the VPN server before clicking ‘Confirm your order’. Wait for your payment to go through and then reconnect to the VPN.